Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at l___ one river running through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United...
Each city serves as its province's capital, with Bogotá serving as the national capital. We conducted online desktop research to identify Colombian cities engaged in river restoration initiatives, finding 15 cities with official plans or ongoing projects. We also registered contemplated and implemented...
All together, the lakes hold about 20 percent of all the fresh water on the Earth's surface. The Great lakes are connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence River. Four of North America's largest cities are located on the edge of the Great Lakes. They are Chicago, Detroit, To...
Before Industrial Revolution, European cities were rarely larger than 2.5 km in radius17. The above figures reveal that most plague outbreaks happened in cities with a navigable river just next door or running through. Yet, it is reminded that such association is not conclusive as we do not...
Though Moore will need time to plan, his next venture, he says, might involve another trans-continental trek—this time in the heart of South Asia.The Grand Trunk Road, or “the river of life” according to Rudyard Kipling, spans four capital cities of the region and has facilitated cultur...
All feelings, both positive and unpleasant, come out of the same faucet. To turn down the faucet on pain is to slow the flow of pleasant feelings as well. - Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks No one can see their reflection in running water....
China is a country of many resources. Among its resources are many great rivers, which provide useful transport routes. Water transport is an efficient way to carry heavy loads, such as grain. In ancient times, a waterway was needed between China's rich farmlands and the capital city. This...
Our societies are loosening their restrictions on the movement of people as in many countries the Covid-19 virus seems to be subsiding. This isn’t the case in all countries of course and some of our cities have been locked down again, however, one of the joys for many has been the re...
It serves a wide hinterland throughout its basin. Marco Polo once commented, “ On its banks are innumerable cities and towns, and the amount of shipping it carries upstream and down is so inconceivable that no one in the world who had not seen it with his own eyes could possibly credit...
“It’s almost a joke to me that they held it in Chicago, which has become the murder capital of the United States of America thanks to very failed Democrat leadership,” Vance said, comparing the city to “a Third World country.” “My little theory about why they decided to hav...